Moonlight Madness

The revolution of the Moon around the Earth causes the Moon to appear to
change shape in the sky. These apparently different shapes are called
"phases" of the Moon. The Moon passes through a cycle of eight phases
which repeats itself every 29.5 days. There is no definite starting point for
the cycle, but phases follow one behind the other in a strict order. Below you
will find photographs of each of the eight Moon phases as well as
the names and a brief description of each phase. First, match the name of
each Moon phase to the photograph of the Moon during that phase. Next,
STARTING WITH THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NEW MOON AS NUMBER 1, number the
photographs to reflect the order in which the phases are viewed from the
Earth.

New Moon: lighted side of the Moon faces away from the Earth.

Waxing Crescent: a small part of the Moon appears lighted and grows
larger on successive days.

First Quarter: the right half of the Moon appears lighted, with the lighted
part growing larger on successive days.

Waxing Gibbous: more than half of the Moon appears lighted, with more and
more becoming lighted on successive days.

Full Moon: lighted side of the Moon faces toward Earth.

Waning Gibbous: more than half of the Moon appears lighted, with less and
less becoming lighted on successive days.

Third Quarter: the left half of the Moon appears lighted, with the lighted
part growing smaller on successive days.

Waning Crescent: a small part of the lighted Moon is visible and grows
smaller on successive days.